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LOATIAN NEUTRALIST AND LEFTWING REPRESENTATIVES BEGAN A SERIES OF DISCUSSIONS IN VIENTIANE, THE CAPITAL OF LAOS, ON JULY 3 TO PREPARE FOR PEACE TALKS BETWEEN THE PRIME MINISTER, PRINCE SOUVANNA PHOUMA AND HIS HALF-BROTHER "RED PRINCE" SOUPHANOUVONG.

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LOATIAN NEUTRALIST AND LEFTWING REPRESENTATIVES BEGAN A SERIES OF DISCUSSIONS IN VIENTIANE, THE CAPITAL OF LAOS, ON JULY 3 TO PREPARE FOR PEACE TALKS BETWEEN THE PRIME MINISTER, PRINCE SOUVANNA PHOUMA AND HIS HALF-BROTHER "RED PRINCE" SOUPHANOUVONG.

THE OFFICIALS DISCUSSED SECURITY FOR THE DELEGATES TO THE PRINCE "SUMMIT" ON THE PLAIN OF JARS IN CENTRAL LAOS, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE SOON.

THEY ALSO AGREED TO MET THRICE WEEKLY UNTIL MATTERS OF PROCEDURE AND SECURITY ARE WORKED OUT.

THE PATHET LAO IS BEING REPRESENTED IN THE PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS BY MR. TIAO SOUK VONGSAK AND MR. KHAM PEUAN TOUMALON, SENIOR PATHET LAO OFFICIALS REMAINING IN THE COALITION GOVERNMENT IN VIENTIANE.